Comments on: Reason: The ‘Frightening and High’ Factoid About Sex Offender Recidivism Still Stalks Courts Across the Land https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/ Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws Sat, 17 Nov 2018 03:20:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jacob https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19151 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 03:20:54 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19151 In reply to beefstew327.

It was my understanding that in Paroline, Sotomayor was agreeing with the victim who sought $1 million in restitution from a single viewer.

Not that I didn’t think Sotomayor was sincere in her view, but it raised my eyebrows. The crime of possession normally is not seen as causing that amount of proximate harm to a victim.

]]> By: beefstew327 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19150 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:15:05 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19150 In reply to Jacob.

@ jacob please provide link or an article I wasn’t aware of that statement “1 million in resitution for looking at porn” I was under the impression she was agreeing with the victim and disagreeing with the other judges. I was saying Judge Sonia is being fair and not ruling with public opinon and her peers. legal fees should be paid I am not taking sides but producing and letting others see the child victim nude is wrong I have a sex crime on me too I am saying some sort of restitution should be given. I had to pay fines,court costs victim restitution and be place on sex offender registry. The guy did not even have to register

]]> By: Jacob https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19149 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:07:48 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19149 In reply to beefstew327.

The therapist has already publicly recanted, according to the article, hasn’t he? Supreme Court, unlike lower courts, is not really in the business of determining facts (such as reiffense rates) and normally consider what’s been argued before them. So I don’t entirely blame Kennedy for his ignorance here. Sotomayor, by contrast, is the only member of SCOTUS who believes that $1 million in restitution can be justified simply for viewing pictures on the computer, and I’m not sure why she has expressed that belief.

]]> By: beefstew327 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19148 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:39:34 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19148 If the therapist had any kind of self morals He would do the right thing be recanting that statement,setting the record straight or make an article admitting he was wrong. Because of few isolated incidents across the U.S. the rest of us have to suffer. The few case of know public outcry of the accused sex offender and murders these people are either dead or life in prison. He is my opinion I feel that the judges are afraid of public opinion so they give in to save their seats. A true Judge is a judge not easy swayed by opinions I was a republican and Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a liberal judge. However she grew up inner city and understands the hardships. Her experience knows of the true hardships one faces in life not some ivy league or Hale who has family money. There needs to be Judges like her to understand what life is like and used judgement based soley on facts not to give in to others alleged opinions. With all due respect Justice Anthony Kennedy who relied on opinion of others but not facts truly failed the Scared oath of 28 U.S. Code 453- Oaths of Justices

]]> By: no hope https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19147 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:35:23 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19147 i always laugh at the re-offense statistics because they never do a complete survey of all sex offenders and they include things like violating probation and so on. If you wont allow a man/woman on the registry to live/work/breath because they are on the registry what do you think they will do? now that being homeless is against the law also i am sure they will arrest those RSO’s and make it part of their re-offense statistics so they can say hey everyone look the re-offense rate of RSO’s IS so high we have to make their lives more miserable.

]]> By: The Real Walking Dead https://floridaactioncommittee.org/reason-the-frightening-and-high-factoid-about-sex-offender-recidivism-still-stalks-courts-across-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-19146 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:42:53 +0000 https://floridaactioncommittee.org/?p=9581#comment-19146 This is another example that our criminal courts aren’t about a “justice system” and equality but rather a legal system where the governments’ actions are highly favored in public forum contests and those who put on the best show win. That’s why in the Federal system the rules of law so favor the prosecutors with little chance of a defendant getting a not guilty verdict. That little chance is the hope dangled in front of the public like a carrot in front a beast of labor to keep up motivation. Equal Justice in our criminal courts is an illusion, a fabrication, a myth.

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